Guitar Search Saturdays - Episode #7 Cash Converters Dandenong! (in 4K)

[@FilipeDiogo49]

I kid you not.... I often go to cash converters as well just to check what they got and 9 times out of 10 there will be a great guitar or a rare one, or even great deals. I find it interesting and I always recommend it to anyone looking for a cheaper options

[@LazyCat010]

Guitar Find Fridays! Between you and That Pedal Show, Fridays are becoming my favorite day of the week,

[@BoyAditya]

nothing beats a hot black coffee and Shane's Guitar Search Saturday :-) .... *sippin' coffee

[@landonbailey]

who gives thumbs down for this series?!? come on. 😁 another great one. love it. 🎸🎸🎸

[@johnroberts838]

Thanks Shane, always fun!

[@1961jscofield]

I love this video series!

[@greatvanzini]

Great as always. Always interesting to see others experiences. Prices compared to what we have in the states tho,,, wow!

[@WoahBoomshakalaka]

Love the background music.. sounds like Side Pocket!

[@gavinwild2647]

3:36 it's so great that the sign saying to not touch the instruments is being held up by the only left-handed guitar in the shop!

[@XneverstopfightingX]

8:11 I really want that ibanez chameleon xiphos in the upper right hand corner. Found it online for $600 aud, as a pick up in store only.... curse you cash converters!

[@PhilippeSpectral]

hello It's not a Bigsby on the Epiphone, it's a Vibrola (and I'll pick this one to).

[@montys8th]

PhilippeSpectral actually it's a Maestro Vibrola

[@DMSProduktions]

NOT a Bigsby!

[@darkstar01010england]

I love guitar finder Friday

[@paqman78]

My very first amp from 20 years ago was a 40W Marshall Valvestate 8040, similar to the one you saw at that cash converters. I sold it many years ago and I regretted it because ever since then I noticed that Marshall solid states have gone downhill and no other modeling amp I've bought since then has come close to the tone I got from that 8040. I bought an 8040 a couple of weeks ago for dirt cheap because I was looking for a cheap solid state amp that sounded good, low wattage, had 2 channels, an FX loop, and a reverb and found that there was no such thing anymore! So now I've gone full circle and couldn't be happier. So if you see another of those early valvestates in your travels and its dirt cheap Shane, I suggest you try it out. Only thing you'll need to do is clean the pots though because those amps are notorious for it. Other than that they are classics in my opinion.

[@fromthesilence9583]

+Facepalm Well said I just don't recommend it to a blues player it's a rock-metal amp imo that's not so good unless you push it using a TS (SD1 is best), it is like the polar opposite of a sweet sounding Fender mustang 3. I like the Valvestates (8100, VS100), you can get a number of righteous aggressive tones at home volumes \m/ the AVT range might be different though I have not tried one and people say they sound different.....I can't see them being that much different.

[@ivanroberts2447]

Hey Shane, I'm a fellow leftie and always drop in to my local cash converters ,can't help but get excited when they have a lefty in usually end up buying it ,recently picked up a vox wah and a beringer hellbabe (also a wah ) got both £30 gotta love cash converters!

[@Hawthorneeffect1]

These episodes make me want to go the pawn shops here on the gulf coast

[@rodrigonascimento4868]

I would love to see someone do a proper tuning stability test on a SG with a Vibrola.

[@rocknut88]

on top of vibrola comment.. that epi Sg is actually a custom shop sg. the head stocks with the double stacked diamonds are the big give away... in my neck of the woods those fetch around 600 bucks used. custom shop sgs play great as well. my main gigging guitar is an epiphone Elitist sg, that was a great find shane well worth the 495 bucks

[@cameroncrowley1226]

Dandenong sounds a lot like Woodridge up here just south of Brisbane.

[@intheblues]

It could be similar. They have made the place nicer over the last few years but as I was saying in the video sometimes the stigma is harder to break. :-)

[@DMSProduktions]

Woodridge is worse Shane, but it HAS been fixed up a bit too, last time I was there.

[@DMSProduktions]

Woodridge and Logan Central! Been fixed up, but Woodridge is still worse than Dandenong!

[@dalepal]

I’m amazed at how much guitar gear is at these Cash Converters. I imagine you have to keep frequenting the stores to find a deal when either they screw up on the initial price or lower the price enough to move it.

[@MattHollingsMusic]

The little facial expressions in the corner always make me laugh!

[@CJ-rf9jm]

Just yesterday I was in what had been a cash converters (new name now though). Guitars were the typical cheap stuff but did have a couple pedals I liked at $25 each, a boss DS1 n behringer BO100. But I've already got as much distortion as I'll ever need. maybe 4 months ago they did have a peavey bandit redstripe but that went pretty fast.

[@montys8th]

Hi Shane, That Flying V is actually a 1958 reissue not a 57 (58 was first year of production on V's, Explorers & Modernes) and is in the ballpark for price *If* it's one of the original early 1980's Korina reissues. The 1958 style of V was only made until late 1959 and was then dropped, less than 100 original V's were made. The Flying V didn't return until the 1967 version which is the one with the much larger full face pick guard and mahogany body. It wasn't until the early 1980's that Gibson reissued the 1958 style Korina V's. They actually can fetch upwards of $8k now. Chances are though that it's likely a more recent custom shop reissue and whilst epic really isn't worth $5k. Modern CS reissue much more in the $2-3k range but it's really a niche market.

[@intheblues]

Thanks for the information, I think they had it wrong on the tag! :-)

[@montys8th]

intheblues it's cashies, that wouldn't surprise me at all. Cheers for these videos btw, they are so epic

[@DMSProduktions]

NO1 in Dandenong would spend $5K on a guitar. We have a HARD enough time selling a $200 guitar in Dandenong, and they STILL want to screw you down to $50!

[@midnitedarkstar]

would be nice to see the brown sound tone or even the 5150 amp settings van halen studio tone

[@chrisklassen7519]

That lil Peavey solo can be battery powered too so it makes a great busking amp. I've heard the Valvestate amps were like Marshall's answer to Peavey's Transtube technology.

[@krustybuzzard2477]

out of all these guitars search Saturdays you have done have you bought anything yet?

[@mhz9003]

OKay mate you've made it to Dandy. Now step it up a notch and head on down to Frankston. There's Guitar Village, Guitars and Things, Cash converters plus several other pawn shops which stock instruments. Remember they actually used to have the Frankston Guitar festival many years back so it IS a spiritual home of guitars. Oh and for the true Frankston experience, make sure you take the train.

[@misterknightowlandco]

Dude that BC Rich Dagger that was in the case was a bc rich attempt at a semi hollow body guitar with f holes in the shape of daggers. I own one and once you put decent pickups in it, you got a different looking 335 copy.

[@sowhat5150]

This is a really cool series that I look forward to watching. Kind of like Joe Bonamassa Guitar Safaris. Just curious why you record at waist level? Do the stores restrict your recording?

[@chrishoang1078]

Red guitar with the signature is a Paul Stanley. Any guitars of that shape with his signature will be a Washburn or a licensed Washburn (Lyon, Oscar Schmidt etc).

[@MrKareem33]

Chris Hoang your on the money. Came boxed with a studded strap, laminated faux concert pass and some picks here in Australia, and was bizarrely sold at 'Sanity' (a Music/DVD chain store). In my experience the fretwork was terrible, causing buzzes up and down the neck...

[@DMSProduktions]

So was the Silver model, yup Paul Stanley signature. still prefer his Ibanez Iceman.

[@cihanscherer846]

that was interesting :)

[@DavidBlack101]

It would be cool if all the people that watch these vids pick a couple of shops in their area and do the same thing. Maybe Shane could post on this channel.

[@justinbora2591]

I am horrified to imagine how much worse an Australian spider nest is in comparison to a tiny Michigan spider nest

[@staunchc2981]

i once wanted to offload an 80s American Kramer at cash converters in the mid 90s. The guys excuse for offering peanuts was kramers are not cool anymore. I still have it.

[@stepvanjoe3469]

wow mega amp hu? that thing must kick some ass to earn a badge like that!

[@DMSProduktions]

Hey, they rock!

[@stepvanjoe3469]

Hahaha

[@Cring0r]

old mate was pretty quick to jump on you for touching that amp. did he think you were going to pick it up and do a runner ? haha

[@markleyva3108]

You don't own an acoustic guitar?!? Perhaps you can remedy that on the next episode of Friday at Cash Converters. 😜😂🎸🤘🏻

[@MrMongo321]

The question remains - what type of spider?

[@RoverSonjasonn]

MrMongo321 Well, as long as it's not a line 6

[@MrMongo321]

LOL!

[@DMSProduktions]

Red Back most likely!

[@jvin248]

"lack or originality" in guitars ... Many guitar buyers want what their heroes play and the big companies give away endorsements to feed that circle. The other issue is resale, buyers struggle to find a price to compare to what they see in front of them, "is this XYZ guitar worth the money?" There is much more design experimentation in the Bass guitar market as bass buyers are open to new shapes and control systems. .... Start reviewing those off-brand guitars. Scott Grove did a small series on 'used guitars worth the money' or something like that and there were some interesting finds in there. With your Bandit sales you'd have a great chance at getting players outside their regular zones.

[@TheMichaelseymour]

watching this -only leads to G.A,S.

[@rocknut88]

Michael Seymour aint no doubt about that... its a real addiction!

[@DMSProduktions]

Shane, you DID come to Dande after all, and you DIDN'T come to ALABENLO MUSIC!!!! I'm gutted dude! You went to OTHER music shops, not just Cahsies, and you didn't come to mine! :o(

[@mikeadams4605]

nooooo, not another cash converters!! That Epiphone SG was in that case because if you played it for more than 10 sec with that trem it would be out of tune!!

[@intheblues]

It's the last cash converters for a few weeks. :-)

[@kevinoconnor1396]

Can't wait for the piano accordian jam track Shane! Cringe-worthy much?

[@mrtambourineman6107]

Crime, drugs and no jobs....sounds like my kind of people :)

[@kingstumble]

Just like every other Cash Converters in my experience,i.e. overpriced junk.

[@michaelwinemiller9250]

Samick guitar are better than corts

[@roncarter2188]

Over priced low-end guitars, no wait, way over priced, my god.